Theft and skulduggery in the PNGSDP

By PNG Echo The dubious conditions of the sale of an asset of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program (PNGSDP) called Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry (Cloudy Bay) to the brothers Elomar through their company Lifese continues to scandalise. Given the nature of the fund with its stringent and conservative investment regulations, how did PNGSDP end up doing business with these controversial brothers (one of whose son, Mohamed, became an Islamic State fighter in Syria and has been photographed holding severed heads)? Familial ties notwithstanding: last year both brothers would be jailed for arranging a $US1 million bribe for Iraqi Continue reading Theft and skulduggery in the PNGSDP

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All fingers point to the PNGSDP

By PNG Echo. The first section of this article will be old news for many. If so, skip it and go to the second heading – but for those who need context, keep reading because lately things that haven’t made sense, suddenly are starting to, and knowing the context sets the scene for the intricate web of treachery. Environmental disaster and compensation It was always blood money – PNGSDP was set up to obtain legislative immunity from prosecution [for BHP] for environmental damage to a great river system, a human and environmental tragedy that can be even observed from the Continue reading All fingers point to the PNGSDP

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